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United Kingdom - May 22 2012
The High Court has clarified the extent to which banks are required to disclose information to their customers about whom they have made money laundering disclosures or have obligations to such customers which could expose them to liability in the event that the banks' money laundering disclosures causes loss to those customers.

United Kingdom - March 22 2011
The Government's proposals to reform the UK financial services architecture are well underway, following publication of HM Treasury's consultation paper on 17 February 2011.

United Kingdom - February 8 2011
BackgroundIn 2004 and 2005, Depfa Bank entered into swap contracts with two Norwegian Municipalities (the "Kommunes") whereby in effect the Kommunes borrowed substantial sums of money from Depfa.

United Kingdom - November 4 2010
The Court of Appeal's decision earlier this week in Springwell v JP Morgan Chase Bank and ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1221 is the latest in a series of English judgments which have seen sophisticated investors struggle to make good damages claims against financial institutions in relation to poorly performing investments.